VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-7239
The _gnutls_x509_oid2mac_algorithm function in lib/gnutls_algorithms.c in GnuTLS before 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted X.509 certificate that uses a hash algorithm that is not supported by GnuTLS, which…
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.54%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.54%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The _gnutls_x509_oid2mac_algorithm function in lib/gnutls_algorithms.c in GnuTLS before 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted X.509 certificate that uses a hash algorithm that is not supported by GnuTLS, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.54% probability · 74th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-310
- Affected
- gnu/gnutls
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnutls-dev/2006-August/001190.html
- http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnutls-dev/2006-August/001192.htmlPatch
- http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/security.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnutls-dev/2006-August/001190.html
- http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnutls-dev/2006-August/001192.htmlPatch
- http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/security.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.